18- 553 C.M.R. ch. 104, § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 553-104-2

No holder of a Certificate of Approval, Brewery, Winery, or Wholesale licensee will provide any equipment pertaining to dispensing or storage of liquor except knobs on the dispensers which designate the brand on tap. After written notification to the Bureau, a Wholesale licensee may sell, give and install a keg tapping device, air hoses, beer hoses, air ducts and insulation for draft beer lines, including washers, clamps, faucets, air regulators, blowers and shanks. Towers, drain pans, refrigeration units and other devices not specifically allowed by this rule are prohibited. The servicing and repair of the draught equipment for the purposes of cleaning the beer lines is allowed without written notice. A record must be maintained by all licensees for all services and equipment provided or sold.

A. A Wholesale licensee with prior written approval may loan draft equipment to holders of special catering permits issued under Title 28A section 1052 and to holders of licenses issued under section 1071. This equipment may be used at temporarily licensed locations only and may not be used at a license holders regularly licensed premise.

B. All licensees, including the retailer will be jointly responsible for compliance with these rules.

C. A Wholesale licensee may sell portable draft equipment to an off-premise retail licensee if the value of such device does not exceed $250. A record must be maintained for all such transactions with the off-premise licensee.

18- 553 C.M.R. ch. 104, § 2